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This copycat Panera chicken orzo lemon soup is one of my favorite soups of all time.  Sadly the Panera lemon chicken orzo soup is discontinued. My daughter used to work at Panera and I loved Panera’s chicken orzo lemon soup and had dreams of her in the back of the house, chopping up celery, etc. and hopefully I would learn how to make that soup...

I believe I left off yesterday’s post stating that I wasn’t sure how my WI would go after such a big one the week before.  But I knew I had followed the plan, stayed away from my beloved wine, etc.  So I was very happy to see a –1.4 weight loss! That brings me to –5.2 in two weeks (and a total of 8 pounds...

You’ll want to print out this Thai Shrimp Noodle Bowl because it will become a staple! It was supposed to be a work day yesterday, so I staggered my breakfast/lunch/dinner like I do when I work 3:30 – 10:30.  I ate breakfast around 10:30, thinking I’d have lunch in the car around 3:00, and then I planned on having soup when I got home from...

I am the firm believer if you have eggs or egg white with any type of protein, it can be considered breakfast food.  Case in point – leftover pulled pork.  Even though it was 8:30 in the morning, it looked so good so I decided to scramble some egg whites, toss in 3 ounces of the pork to heat up, then Pam fry some breakfast...

Oh, that’s right.  It’s still April in Chicago, so that means you’ll have temps in the 80s one day, and then barely get out of the 40s.  I actually had to turn our heat on, which has been off for probably two weeks.  Luckily all three of us don’t mind a cool house, but yesterday I was downright cold.  Hannah was home for me with...

Another whirlwind weekend is in the books.  What a crazy weather weekend we had in Chicagoland.  It was chilly on Friday, then Saturday it would be sunny and blue skies one second, then I’d look outside and it was snowing sideways like a blizzard, and we didn’t get out of the 30s at all.  Then yesterday it got up to 70 degrees – insane!  But...

Its pretty amazing what you can get done when a job doesn’t get in the way.  The first two days of this week just flew by, probably because I am doing what I love!  Hitting the gym, being Bizzy in my Kitchen, and working on my blog and throwing out my food resume and seeing where it sticks.  I’ve applied for several jobs, and even...

It’s funny because we’ve had such a mild winter so far, that when I left the house to walk yesterday morning I thought, wow, it’s a bit chilly!  I looked at my weather app on my phone and it was 40 degrees!  Spoiled much?! It was a bit windy, I guess that’s what made it a little cold, but I am not complaining!  After some...

Yep, this food blogger officially ran out of batteries last night!  Right as I was about to take dinner pics too! Our lunch kept us full for the longest time, so we didn’t feel like anything huge.  I ended up making potato soup simple style: One 27 ounce can chicken broth 1/2 cup skim milk 1 tablespoon smart balance 1 tablespoon flour about 20 diced...

After Tony poo-pooed my ratatouille soup, I brought it to work and put it in the crockpot for anyone who dared.  I know what you are going to say, put any food out that is FREE in an office setting and people will eat it no matter what! I actually worked at a firm when donuts were brought in on a Thursday, and by the...